What is All Pro Dad?

The mission of All Pro Dad is to “(help) men to be better dads … (to) inspire and equip fathers to be actively involved in their children’s lives,” as detailed in tax filings. On the ground, fathers spend time grabbing breakfast with their children at hundreds of school-based chapters or attend an All Pro Dad Experience at a local professional team facility or stadium. 

Legislators didn’t spend much time explaining the 2021 decision to allocate $250,000 each budget year to All Pro Dad. Nor did it get much attention when the General Assembly upped the amount to $350,000 earlier this year.

Contract with DCS

All Pro Dad is the biggest program offered by the Florida-based Family First, which seeks to “provide parenting, marriage and relationship truth that helps people love their family well and gives them greater hope for the future,” according to the organization’s 990 forms filed with the Internal Revenue Service.

Revenue for Family First jumped to nearly $10.6 million for 2022, up from $5.3 million the previous year, and All Pro Dad was one of its largest expenses at $5.5 million.

State-based partnerships with Family First:

• Florida Department of Education
• Florida Department of Children and Families
• Indiana Department of Child Services
• South Carolina Department of Social Services

Government grants made up just over one-third of the group’s revenue, or $3.8 million.

So many trees voting for the ax in both Sarasota Manatee counties.

Yes, today.

As the article states, non-residents can submit comments.

Comment Card: https://www.mypinellasclerk.gov/Home/Finance#1639309-bcc-meetings

Topic: Budget - Weedon

Agenda item: 26-0831A

Message from Paul Cozzie Director of Parks & Conservation Resources

https://friendsofweedonisland.org/pinellas-county-proposes-cutting-funding-for-weedon-island-and-shell-key-preserves/

confirmed

“Subsequent to your affiant’s investigation, a forensic interview was conducted with the juvenile victim,” the affidavit said. “The forensic specialist conducting the aforementioned interview confirmed positive findings of sexual abuse for this victim and several other juvenile victims who were also victimized by the defendant.”

In another criminal complaint affidavit, a victim said she was instructed by Musicaro to undress and commit a lewd act with the defendant in 2021. The document states that another child was present and saw this happen.

https://www.wfla.com/news/pasco-county/pasco-pastor-former-sro-accused-of-molesting-multiple-children/

Florida Politics, a pay-for-play outlet, is running promoted ads on FB against his opponents.

“Schorsch is married to Crist campaign chair Michelle Todd Schorsch, whose political consulting business is the second largest recipient of funds from Crist’s PAC. Extensive Enterprises Media, the parent company of Florida Politics, has also received over $24,000 from Crist’s PAC, according to campaign finance records.”

"He's only covering the story if you've written a check," Epstein-Ortiz says.

https://www.npr.org/2023/10/06/1203271345/florida-politics-peter-schorsch-southeast

Family member requested to speak to hospice. Empath Tidewell rep showed up and spoke like a classic car salesman.
I worked for sales people. Thankfully, they weren’t as obvious.

When family member had an emergency room, they immediately showed up to make sure that patient doesn’t get any treatment so that they stay in the program.

It was AMAZING how fast they showed up in places.

There’s so much to learn about this industry.

I heard about the service for so long due to having been in Sarasota county for many years. This is my first experience with them.

Never had to deal with them before. Just helping out family member.